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TERM 4 GARDEN ROSTER – 2013 THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER – THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER

THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1

No Garden Classes – whole school excursion 12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Katie Adams, Jo Aarons

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Carol Burger, Bev Hampton

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Heather Cash

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Heather Cash, Sarah Crawford, Bev Hampton

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Heather Cash, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Val Peters, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, Sarah Crawford

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Heather Cash

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Heather Cash,

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Heather Cash, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen, Donna Mirtschin, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen, Val Peters, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, , Bev Hampton, Lu Peterson

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen, Lu Peterson, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen, Val Peters, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Carolyn Alexander, Jo Aarons

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Lu Peterson, Carol Burger

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen , Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen, Brian Mathews

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THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Jo Aarons

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, , Sarah Crawford

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Iven Field, Herman Jansen, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert ,Sarah Crawford,

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson , Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Jane Calvert, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Val Peters, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1 Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Carolyn Alexander

12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep Trish Symes, Rose Kennedy, Bev Hampton, Carol Burger

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6 Trish Symes, Helen Hanson, Rose Kennedy, Deb Fenwick, Herman Jansen, Iven Field, Brian Mathews

THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER 2013 11.15am – 12.00pm Grade 1

No garden classes 12.15pm – 1.00pm Prep

1.35pm – 2.35pm Grade 2/3

2.35pm – 3.20pm Grade 4/5/6

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Dunkeld Consolidated School No 6215

BUS TRAVEL (Woodhouse & Mirranatwa School Buses) HOUSE ATHLETICS SPORTS – TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2013

Please complete and return this form by Wednesday 30 October

My child/children _______________________________________________ WILL BE / WILL NOT BE travelling on the school bus after the House Athletics Sports on Tuesday 12 November 2013.

Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ____________________________

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Newsletter

Dunkeld Consolidated School, 93 Victoria Valley Road, DUNKELD 3294 Phone: (03) 5577 2384 Fax: (03) 5577 2540

Email: dunkeld.cs@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.dunkeld.vic.edu.au

Newsletter No 18 – Thursday 24 October 2013

2013 WHAT’S COMING UP

OCTOBER Thurs 24 BOOK CLUB Issue 7 orders and monies due in today – last issue for 2013.

Graduation Catering Meeting for Year 5 parents in the school staffroom at 3.30pm. Western District School’s Spelling Competition at the Warrnambool Primary School commencing at 7.00pm. Fri 25 Prep/Year 1 Sleepover at the Dunkeld Consolidated School. Cost $5.00 per student. NOVEMBER Fri 1 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY @ 2.40pm – October ‘Aussie of the Month’ Award and Class Captain reports presented. Mon 4 PUPIL FREE DAY Tues 5 MELBOURNE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY Tues 12 House Athletics Sports. Kindergarten students are invited to participate in the Kinder race – please have your

Kinder child at school by 2.00pm. ‘Transition from Primary to Secondary School’ free information night for parents and friends at the Hamilton PAC from 7.00pm to 8.30pm. Contact Glenelg & Southern Grampians LLEN on 5571 9302 for further information. Thurs 14 Kinder to Prep Transition Program. Kinder students attend school from 9.00am to 2.20pm. Mon 18 Logical Staffing Victorian Primary Schools Golf Championship at the Warrnambool Golf Club. Year 6 student, Ben Cullinane, will be participating. Tuesday 19 to Friday 27 November Year 5 and 6 Somers Camp Thurs 28 Kinder to Prep Transition Program. Kinder students attend school from 9.00am to 3.20pm. Parent Information session in the school hall at 1.30pm. Leadership and Induction SAKG Kitchen Class for Year 2 and Year 5 students. SPECIAL ASSEMBLY @ 2.40pm – November ‘Aussie of the Month’ Award and Class Captain reports presented.

The Dunkeld Kindergarten students will be performing at this Special Assembly. Fri 29 Last P & F Meeting for the year commencing at 7.00pm at Café 109, Dunkeld. DECEMBER Mon 9 LAST ACTIVE-AFTER SCHOOL session for Term 4.

Tues 10 Orientation Day for Year 6 students going into Year 7 in 2014. Kinder to Prep Transition Program - Orientation Day for Kinder students going into Prep in 2014. Kinder students attend school all day from 9.00am to 3.25pm. Thurs 12 Final Kitchen Class for 2013 – a special Kitchen class will be held for the Year 6 students only. Fri 13 Cleaning up and Packing up in the Kitchen in preparation for 2014 from 8.00am to 10.00am. All welcome! Year 6 Graduation Dinner, Ceremony and Concert. Mon 16 Christmas Stall (Social Service) and CRE Concert.

2013 SCHOOL COUNCIL, SUB-COMMITTEES AND P & F MEETING DATES

Tues 12 Nov Facilities 7.30pm – time to be advised.

Wed 20 Nov Finance Meeting – time to be advised.

Tues 26 Nov School Council Meeting No 9 – 7.30pm.

Fri 29 Nov P & F Dinner Meeting at Café 109 – 7.00pm.

Thurs 5 Dec School Council Dinner

Wed 18 Dec Finance Meeting – time to be advised

Fri 17 Feb Facilities Meeting at 4.30pm Wed 22 Feb Finance Meeting at 4.00pm Tues 28 Feb School Council Meeting at Dunkeld 7.30pm Tues 27 Mar School Council Meeting at Dunkeld 7.30pm

CANTEEN DUTY

Mon 28 Oct Rebecca Riddle

Thurs 31 Oct Sylvia McMullen

Mon 4 Nov PUPIL FREE DAY

Thurs 7 Nov Karen Kent

Mon 11 Nov Jo Frost

2013 TERM DATES Term 4 Monday 7 October to Friday 20 December

2014 TERM DATES Term 1 Wednesday 29 January to Friday 4 April (Teachers commence on Tuesday 28 January) Term 2 Tuesday 22 April to Friday 27 June Term 3 Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September Term 4 Monday 6 October to Friday 19 December

FORMS ATTACHED TO THIS NEWSLETTER

GARDEN ROSTER FOR TERM 4 BUS TRAVEL FORM for House Sports – to be returned by Wednesday 30 October

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FROM Mr Paul Jeffreys, Principal... I am leafing through the class photos. I do that a lot. I am beginning to have thoughts about each image as my eyes wander over the faces of nearly one hundred children. I find different thoughts come with each individual and I am struck with the sudden realisation that some images, some faces, are making me feel warm and proud and I seem to take just that little bit longer on them. I’m starting with the Preps. I stop at Thomas Gordon and I remember that it is his birthday today. I know this because every day he says hello to me and yesterday he added that it was going to be his birthday and he said he was getting a mouthguard. He made me feel special because he decided to confide in me. I see Addison Linskens and I am thinking how she is a quiet one and I am reminded that she never seeks attention and funnily enough to me, it actually attracts my attention. And I look down to Ben Peace and I am remembering him saying to me early this week that we were ‘best buds’ and it was like a candy arrow through my heart. I flip to Year 1 and Tom Heazlewood jumps at me. He wouldn’t talk to me seven weeks ago and now he says hello and I feel I am trusted. Lucille Aarons’ smile attracts my gaze and I thinking about the qualities of this little girl and I wish I could think of a better word but I can’t because I don’t want to stop and look for the best word in a thesaurus and I can only think of… ‘wow!’. I flip the page again and the 2/3’s stare at me. Along the top row I see Oliver Fenwick and I remember we got to know each other at camp because he kept asking me football questions and it drove me nuts. I am wondering why… why would he go for St Kilda? Brooke Hill and Ashleigh McNaughton are in the middle row and I am struck by how different they are as individuals; over a single term, one of them is saying less and the other is saying more and I am instantly amused that both cause me to feel joy. I flip again and I see Mr Smith in the top left corner and I wonder how long he will keep teaching and I think how wonderful it is that after teaching for so long, he still worries for the children… that they might not be ready. I remember thinking like that when I started teaching and because of that I know that he cares. Just next to him I look at Adam Crawford and I think about his quiet nature and that he never brags even though he is very successful at Tae Kwon Do and I am thinking he has every reason to brag, but for some reason he doesn’t and I admire him for it. Jemma White is on the bottom row and I instantly think about what Jemma said to me after I spoke to students at my first assembly at the school… “Thank you”. I wonder if Jemma knows how much those two little words meant, and I wonder if she realises how long something so simple can last in another person’s consciousness. I am amazed at this concept as I momentarily mull over this idea. And then right at this very minute, as I am writing, I have an epiphany. The children I speak of don’t seek attention. Some crave attention through all manner of words and deeds, and they get attention in different forms, on the spot. And I realise… there is attention that is long lasting and causes reflection and that it is not pursued but just happens, and there is attention which is instantaneous but lasts only for the moment. Its value simply floats away like smoke melts into the air. I am thankful for humble and quiet children who are comfortable in their own skin and don’t feel the need to thrust themselves upon others.

********* As a point of interest, you might like to know something about the narrative you have just read. By the time you finish reading this particular sentence, you may sense that the ‘mood’ or ‘feel’ has changed. The above piece was written in ‘the first person present’ and it is a style of writing considered

to be the most powerful. We can call it a literary device. Other literary devices included in the above narrative are similes, metaphor, alliteration and onomatopoeia (quite a mouthful). For many years I taught without any knowledge of such things. I wrote in the ‘first person present’ because I started reading a story to the 4/5/6’s yesterday and it is written using the same style.

REGIONAL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to Year 6 student Matt Fry who came third in the 11 year old boys Shot Put with a throw of 9.48 metres at the recent Regional

Athletics Championships in Ballarat on Friday 18 October.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS Below are the awards for Weeks 1 and 2 of Term 4, beginning on Monday 7 October 2013:

Confidence: Monet Graham Year 1, Aaliyah Tuhakaraina Year 2/3, Joshua Gordon Year 4/5/6, Anna Schurmann Year 2/3, Sophie Cox Prep, Harry Wilkie Year 4/5/6, Sophie Schurmann Year 4/5/6. Getting Along: Jemma White Year 4/5/6, Myles Haley Prep, Iziaah Tuhakaraina Year 4/56, all the Year 2/3 students.

Persistence: Emily McNaughton Year 1.

Organisation: Aaliyah Tuhakaraina Year 2/3.

GRADUATION CATERING MEETING The first meeting of the Year 5 parents to organise the catering for the Year 6 Graduation Dinner will be held on Thursday 24 October at 3.30pm. Please contact Rob Smith if you have any queries.

SCHOOL COUNCIL AND SUB-COMMITTEE MEETINGS

A reminder that the next School Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 26 November commencing at 7.30pm in the school staffroom.

The following sub-committees will be held on:

Tues 12 Nov Facilities Meeting – time to be confirmed

Wed 20 Nov Finance Meeting – time to be advised.

Thurs 5 Dec School Council Dinner

Wed 18 Dec Finance Meeting – time to be advised.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY - FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER The first Special Assembly for Term 4 will be held on Friday 1 November commencing at 2.40pm. Our guest presenter will be Mr Phillip Della-Vedova, President, Dunkeld & District Lions Club.

The Aussie of the Month Award for October and Class Captain Reports will be presented at this assembly. All parents and friends are welcome to attend the assembly.

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SOMERS CAMP 2013 The following Year 5 and 6 students will be attending the nine day outdoor education program Somers School Camp from Tuesday 19 to Wednesday 27 November: Harry Wilkie, Anna Kelly, Hugh Roache, Sharah Allen, Dylan Ross, Bailey Dewan-Holmes, Jemma White, Isaac Hanson and Oscar Reynolds.

GRADE 2 to 6 CONCERT Once again congratulations to our students for a wonderful evening of entertainment presented at the Grades 2 – 6 concert last Thursday evening. The Grade 4,5,6 play, ‘Ali Baba and the 40 Bikies’ was humorous and fast paced with all the

characters portraying their roles with confidence. The Grade 2/3 musical, ‘The Gingerbread Man’ involved individual parts as well as dancers and ‘band’ members. The multi-instrumental and vocal finale involved all the students in massed items. The students were involved in many strands of the Arts: creating and performing in the areas of dance, instrumental playing, drama, vocal work and the visual arts. Thanks to all the students for a wonderful effort which I am sure from the many comments afterwards, the audience thoroughly enjoyed. A special thank you to Jane Higgins for the wonderful creative art pieces that decorated the school hall. If you haven’t seen the exhibition, please make a special effort to view the students’ work. It was a wonderful coincidence that the waterlilies that the senior students made in their class at the Ararat Chinese Heritage Museum on our excursion day, complimented the Monet Garden work that they had created in their Art classes.

Special thanks to Mr Jeffreys and all staff; and to Trish Symes, Corinne Smith and Annette Huf and all the parents for helping with costumes. You all contributed to making the night a great success. Heather Macgugan, Performing Arts Teacher

YEAR 6 GRADUATION PRACTICES The Grade 6 students are busily preparing for their Graduation, please encourage them to learn their lines and practice their pieces at home.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Ivo and Joan Over the last 14 years from 2000 – 2013, Mr Ivo and Mrs Joan McLaughlin have grown thousands of tomato and vegetable plants for charity around Hamilton and for the Dunkeld Uniting Church in the early years and the Dunkeld Consolidated School for the entire 14 years. They have raised, with the community’s support in buying the vegetable seedlings, over $5000 for our school’s music program, absolutely amazing! We have bought many instruments and resources for the students to use from their early Prep musical experiences to the complex work that our senior students have performed successfully and confidently at the Hamilton Eisteddfod. Ivo and Joan have volunteered at the Eisteddfod for years, with Ivo as Treasurer for many terms. Ivo attended the Dunkeld School and has always encouraged our work at the Eisteddfod, with a card of congratulations to the students arriving shortly after their performances. They are extremely interested in our Kitchen Garden and have donated many seedlings for Lisa to plant. I met Ivo first as our farm accountant and as the years progressed he offered our school the opportunity to sell vegie plants, all raised from seed with the help of his beloved chooks creating compost to transplant the seeds into the milk cartons to grow under his home made cloches of plastic and wood. All plants were then identified and then meticulously prepared for transport to Dunkeld. Unfortunately, with Ivo and Joan ageing and not having the best of health, this will be their last ‘hurrah’. We thank them so much for their extreme generosity to our school, we are indeed fortunate to have had such wonderful benefactors and will treasure the instruments which many families will have the pleasure of playing for many, many years to come. Thank you Joan and Ivo. (PS: I will miss my visits to collect the tomatoes as Ivo has a very dry sense of humour and I always left his house laughing!). Heather Macgugan, Performing Arts Teacher

WORKING BEE THANK YOU Thank you to all those children, parents, friends and family who participated in the Working Bee on Sunday 13 October. Despite the weather being somewhat wild and wet we achieved a significant amount of maintenance, cleaning, moving and repair. Parents will no doubt have noticed a significant improvement in the amenity at the front of the school due to some wonderfully passionate weeders, the buzz of chainsaws was constant as branches, limbs and logs were dealt with. The Kitchen Garden received a makeover with weeding and mulching whilst some well-deserved cleaning and tidying occurred throughout other parts of the school. It was fantastic to see how many (and how big) garden/farm tools and toys turned up for the day - making quick and efficient work of what would have otherwise been a significant amount of manual labour. James Haley, Chair, Facilities Sub-Committee

MOWING ROSTER More helpers required

Thank you to the parents who have offered to help on the Mowing Roster. MORE VOLUNTEERS are required on the Mowing Roster for SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER - if you are able to assist could you please contact the school on 5577 2384.

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HOUSE ATHLETICS SPORTS Tuesday 12 November

SCHOOL BUSES on Tuesday 12 November

The school buses (Woodhouse and Mirranatwa) will run as normal in the morning.

THE WOODHOUSE AND MIRRANATWA BUSES WILL NOT RUN IN THE AFTERNOON UNLESS THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED.

Please complete and return the attached form by WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER TO ADVISE IF BUS TRANSPORT WILL OR WILL NOT BE REQUIRED IN THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER.

Rob Smith and I have been organising the program of events and we will of course aim to include every child. Please remember that ‘participation points’ are awarded. This means that every competitor gets something for “having a go”. The participation points are very important as they can give one house that ‘edge’ on the day. Assistance with setting up and packing up the shade marquees at the beginning and end of the day would be much appreciated.

If you are able to lend any assistance with the running of the sports please let me know or just see me first thing on the day. The more parents that help means that no one is tied to one event all day and is therefore unable to follow their own child’s progress through the program. Students are to wear their respective House colour (red for Wannon and royal blue for Sturgeon) polo shirt to the Sports Day. The school day will begin as normal at 9.00am. As soon as

possible all children will attend House Meetings. Wannon House Captains are Ben Cullinane and Victoria Mawson and Sturgeon House Captains are Isaac Hanson and Sam Riddle. This is a valuable time for our House Captains to work on the day’s program of events with their team members.

The sports will commence at 9.45am with the Long Distance events.

A program of events will be sent home for each family before the day – could you please ensure you bring your copy to the House Athletics Sports.

The House Sports are a great family affair and this year we would like parents, with their children, to join in the competitive carnival event by organising streamers and balloons in the children’s House colours – red for Wannon and blue for Sturgeon. We will be erecting the red and blue marquees to protect our children from the sun on the day and proudly displaying our school banner. So join in the spirit of the day and make this occasion a day to remember! Please remember your picnic hamper, rug and chairs!

CRE CLASSES In 2014 we will have an extra class so we will require another Christian Religious Education (CRE) teacher. If anyone is interested in assisting could you please contact Mrs Heather Macgugan on 5577 2277.

KINDER TO PREP TRANSITION PROGRAM Please find listed below relevant Transition Program dates for the remainder of Term 4:

Tuesday 12 November – House Athletics Sports Day – Dunkeld Kindergarten families and children are invited to attend. There will be a Kinder/toddler race for the younger children who are present. Please arrive by 2.00pm to enter your child in the Kinder race.

Thursday 14 November – Kinder students to attend the Dunkeld Consolidated School from 9.00am – 2.30pm. Parents to drop off their Kinder children at school by 9.00am to Mrs Debbie Millard and collect them again from school at 2.30pm from Mrs Debbie.

Thursday 28 November – Kinder students to attend the Dunkeld Consolidated School from 9.00am – 3.20pm. Parents to drop off their Kinder children at school by 9.00am to Mrs Debbie Millard and collect them again from school at 3.20pm from Mrs Debbie. An information session will be held in the School Kitchen at 1.30pm for parents.

Tuesday 10 December – Orientation Day – the Kinder children are to attend their 2013 School Campus all day (9.00am – 3.25pm).

GUM SAN CHINESE HERITAGE CENTRE We went to Ararat for an excursion and visited Gum San, which is a Chinese Heritage Centre. We first went and had a look around at all the Chinese objects and tools. We went panning for gold and learnt how to write our name in Chinese characters. The Prep to Year 3 students made dragons and the Year 4/5/6 students made lotus flowers. We had a delicious Chinese lunch which was Chinese pork, chicken, rice and vegetables and prawn crackers. Back at school Year 4/5/6 class made posters with our names on them in Chinese. By Anna Kelly and Sophie Schurmann, Year 4/5/6

TRICKTIONARY Tricktionary is a game of words and definitions. Students from Grade 4/5 and 6 were challenged to select words from the dictionary which they felt they could use to trick others. They were to provide two definitions of their own as well as the real definition of the word. Players are asked to nominate one of the three definitions as their thought of what the word really means. Good Luck!!!

1. Crewel

a. a half crescent shape b. fine yarn used in embroidery c. an orange coloured gemstone

2. Diapanpous

a. disease caught from contact with coral b. a light and airy substance c. being very enthusiastic

3. Cynosure

a. a reference or guide b. a tropical plant c. a herbicide used in farming

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4. Talmud

a. large bird belonging to the pigeon family b. shop that sells sewing goods c. Jewish system of law

5. Arbour

a. axle b. shady place amongst trees c. hard work

6. Wurley

a. a surfing term b. African decorative necklace c. Aboriginal hut

7. Laburnum

a. tree with hanging yellow flowers b. disease of the lungs c. a blood sucking insect

8. Debouch

a. a place of execution b. part of the human brain c. a town in England famous for the discovery of magnetism

9. Yegg

a .a small window dressing b. upper leather of a shoe or boot c. criminal

10. Omen

a. walking place b. word to finish a prayer c. a future event

11. Abhor

a. most desirable b. taken by force c. hatred for

12. Caftan

a. stones piled as a landmark b. military rank c. long sleeved long garment

13. Neuritis

a. inflammation of a nerve b. a moon of Uranus c. deep sea fish of the Indian Ocean

14. Osculum

a. city in Canada b. the mouth of a sponge c. under another circumstance

15. Abaculus

a. a type of medicine b. small tile used in a mosaic c. a microscopic animal 16. Wagonette

a. a large wagon used to carry small people b. a light wagon with two inward facing seats

c. a female wagon driver

EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (EMA) The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is provided by the Victorian Government to lower-income families to help with education-related costs. If you have a child under 16, and you hold a valid Health Care Card, Pension Card, or a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible to receive the EMA. The allowance is paid in two instalments, one in March and one in August. The payment is intended to assist with education-related costs such as: uniforms, excursions, text books and stationery. You can elect to have your EMA paid in one of the following ways:

Paid by direct deposit (EFT) into your own nominated bank account; or

Paid to the school to be held as credit which you can use towards education expenses; or

Paid by cheque which will be posted to the school for collection.

In 2014, the annual EMA amount per student is:

$200 for Prep students

$150 for students in Years 1 – 6. You need to obtain an EMA application form from the school office and return by 28 February 2014. For more information about EMA, visit http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/financial/Pages/default.aspx

ACTIVE AFTER-SCHOOL – TERM 4 Active-After School sessions commenced for Term 4 on Monday 21 October and the last session will be held on Monday 9 December. A reminder that all students are welcome to attend these free sessions which are held on a Monday and Wednesday from 3.30pm to 4.50pm. Afternoon tea is provided. If you have any queries please contact AASC Co-ordinator, Mrs Karen Kent, on 5577 2502.

RAFFLE As previously advised, the Dunkeld Consolidated School Council has organised a major raffle to raise money for the School Camps and Excursion Program. Every year the School Council subsidises the program to ensure that every child can attend with costs remaining affordable.

To date, one family has sold FIVE books of tickets! There is an incentive prize of a $100.00 TOYWORLD VOUCHER for the family that sells the most books before the end of Term 4!

Remember we have four fantastic prizes:

1st Prize: Asus Vivo Tablet

2nd Prize: Luggage Set

3rd Prize: Olympus Digital Camera

4th Prize: Portable Barbecue

A sincere thank you to Harvey Norman Hamilton and Scullions in Hamilton for their generous support.

READ2REMEMBER Dunkeld Consolidated School students will be participating in this year’s Read2Remember. Read2Remember is a free initiative

designed to promote the wellbeing of children and young people in schools by engaging them in the importance of Remembrance Day through meaningful literature. It is the program’s hope that all children come to understand that the characteristics of courage and resilience evident in our brave servicemen and women are the same characteristics that they can call upon to be the best that they can be. The specially penned poem Pledge of Remembrance by famed Aussie poet Rupert McCall and The Quest for Courage by Angela Bueti will be read on Monday 11 November to commemorate Remembrance Day.

BOOK CLUB ORDERS Book Club orders and payment were due in today. Please note that this is the LAST Book Club issue for 2013.

A sincere thank you to Mrs Sarah Crawford for once again co-ordinating this program throughout the year.

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From the Kitchen Garden…

On behalf of the SAKG program I wish to thank all of you that helped in any way at the market in the park last Saturday. Our aim was to promote our program in the wider community and also to raise funds. I thank those that made kind donations and those that made purchases. I thank those that donated goods for sale and those that 'called in' to the marquee to chat and ask questions. The success of the program relies on your generosity and continued support. This term in the kitchen we will be concentrating on how we adapt the recipe to accommodate our harvest. This is a great skill to have, to know what foods can be substituted that are in season or in abundance and what you may have in your pantry and fridge. Happy preparing and sharing together. Clare Kennedy, SAKG Kitchen Specialist

FOR SALE

Marinated Olives at

The Old Bakery & Wild Plum Café

Dunkeld Consolidated School

The Old Bakery & Wild Plum Café proudly supports the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program

All proceeds from SAKG Olives sales will benefit

the Dunkeld Consolidated School SAKG Program

Thank you for your support!

Clare Kennedy and Lisa McIntyre SAKG Program

Last Thursday, the weather was absolutely foul! But the entire school managed to plant their special plant in the Sensory Garden. At times, it got a little bit cramped, and noisy, and wet and cold, and windy and chaotic, but we got it done. And we'll always remember the day we planted it out. The soil underneath the bark is pretty poor, so we used copious amounts of Hopkins River Compost to plant into. Fingers crossed, that this combined with good weather, and care from the students, will set the plants up for a great burst of growth. We are so grateful to all those families that sent plants in, and we invite you to please come and see the end result (which is really just the beginning). It's going to be a beautiful space. The children are busy thinking up a name for the garden, one

that reflects the nature of the exercise, and the goodwill that it created. And still more "thank you’s" - to those families and community Friends that supported the program through their purchases or donations of produce and baking at the Discover Dunkeld market last Saturday. It was a very successful day, as we raised $472.80 for the program. This week we will be back in the garden, planting our tomatoes, zucchini and pumpkins (thanks again to Ivo and Joan McLaughlin for these!), as well as carrots, cabbage, silver beet, spinach, parsley, flowers etc etc. It's a great time of year! Lisa McIntyre, SAKG Garden Specialist

P & F NEWS P & F Event Calendar 2013:

TERM 4

Last P & F meeting for 2013 at “109” - 7.00pm Fri 29 November Christmas Stall (students’ Social Service) Mon 16 December

Discover Dunkeld: What fantastic weather for the Discover Dunkeld weekend! Thank you to all the many volunteers who

gave up their time, on such a glorious day, to be on the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden stall, the P & F’s children’s stall, and the second hand book stall. This was the first year that we have moved away from food, with P & F selling show bags, lucky dip prizes and mystery cups. It was a lot easier than cutting up numerous slices, running around Saturday morning trying to find power boards and ensuring that food was being served at the correct temperature. Hopefully with a few tweaks, next year’s stall will be just as simple and fun. Thank you again to all families who donated cups for the stall. We received 206 mystery cups and they all

looked fantastic! Thank you also to Lenny the Monster who gave up his Saturday. He provided many hours of fun to the children as they received their lucky dip prizes from him. Forgotten plates and

containers: If you have supported P & F this year with

catering and are unable to find a plate or container then it may be in the school canteen. Please feel free to collect it from the bench, located near the hallway sink. Christmas Stall: Just a reminder that the Christmas stall, as

with the Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stalls, is a Social Services stall. This means that the money raised at the stall

MISSING – SCHOOL RUGBY JUMPER A size 12 school rugby jumper belonging to Liam Fenwick is missing. “L. Fenwick” is clearly marked on the tag. This jumper went missing on Friday 18 October. Could students please check to make sure they haven’t taken the jumper home by mistake.

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will be donated to local charities. Later this term the senior students will decide upon where the money is to be donated. Next Meeting: Please note that the last P & F meeting for

2013 will be held on Friday 29 November at 7.00pm at Café 109. An email has been sent out with further details, or you can contact Kellie White at white5@hotmail.com.au The P & F is for the school community and aims to benefit our students and school. The P & F committee very much appreciate all the support we receive from our school families.

Emma Gordon, President and Kellie White, Secretary

MARC LIBRARY VAN – TERM 4 Wednesday 30 October Wednesday 13 November Wednesday 27 November – all MARC Van library books

to be returned - last visit for 2013

ANGRY SMURFS NETBALL REPORT On Saturday 12 October we played netball at Pedrina Park. WE MADE HISTORY!!! This is our team Jessica Field, Jemma and Ellen White, Miranda McIntyre, Sophie Darroch, Lily Graham, Olivia Mirtschin, Ben Reid and Isabel Hanson. The score was 5 to 2 and we made 5. Sophie Darroch

and Ben Reid shot 2 goals each and Lily Graham shot 1.

Air Pollution and Asthma School age students and young children with asthma can often have breathing difficulties when exposed to air pollution. Air pollution can occur: Outdoors – smog (made up of nitrogen oxides and ozone), bushfires, cigarette smoke. Indoors – formaldehydes/resins (some building materials), volatile organic compounds (found in paints, furniture, cleaning products), cigarette smoke, poorly maintained gas appliances. The most important way to reduce the impact of air pollution on your child’s asthma to avoid the pollutant completely if possible.

Stay indoors on high smog days, close windows and external doors

Make sure you have a bush-fire plan if you live in a bushfire prone area

Make sure your child’s asthma is well controlled and that you and your child know what to do if their asthma gets worse

Make sure your gas appliances are serviced regularly by a registered or licensed gasfitter and that there is adequate ventilation in rooms containing gas appliances

Choose building items, furniture, paints and wood items that are certified to emit low levels of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds.

For more information about air pollution and asthma, contact The Asthma Foundation of Victoria on 1800 ASTHMA (278 462) or visit www.asthma.org.au.

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Dunkeld & District News Sponsored by Lions Club

Distributed fortnightly on Thursday (except during School Holidays)

Printed at the Dunkeld Consolidated School

No: 18/2013

Date: Thursday 24 October 2013

MEETINGS & EVENTS CALENDAR

Dunkeld RSL Sub-Branch Meeting Sunday 27 October 11.00am Dunkeld Arboretum Meeting Monday 28 October 8.00pm Dunkeld Progress Association Meeting Monday 28 October 8.00pm Dunkeld Rural Fire Brigade: Vector Command Simulator Monday 28 October 7.30 pm Dunkeld Rural Fire Brigade: Burn over drill Friday 1 November 6.30 pm Dunkeld Arboretum Stall Saturday 2 November Dunkeld Museum Guest Speaker Meeting Monday 4 November 8.00pm Remembrance Day Service at the Dunkeld Memorial Park Cenotaph Monday 11 November 10.50am sharp Dunkeld Museum Committee Meeting Monday 18 November 8.00pm Dunkeld & District CWA Meeting Wednesday 20 November 7.30pm Dunkeld Progress Association Annual General Meeting Monday 25 November 8.00pm Dunkeld Museum Annual Christmas Dinner and Guest Speaker Monday 2 December 6.30pm

COMMUNITY NEWS & MEETINGS DUNKELD PROGRESS ASSOCIATION The next meeting will be held on Monday 28 October at 8.00pm at the Dunkeld Visitor Information Centre. Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 25 November. Mary-Ann Brown, President DUNKELD ARBORETUM STALL - 2 NOVEMBER The Dunkeld Arboretum Development Group Inc will be holding their Annual Stall in the Lions Shelter on Saturday 2 November. We hope you will be able to support us with goods to sell or to buy from the Stall. We will again be raffling one of Glenda Schwarz's beautiful Christmas Cakes. Tickets will be available from the Post Office and Newsagency.

DUNKELD ARBORETUM MEETING The Next Meeting of the Group will be held on Monday 28 October at 8.00pm in the Emergency Services Complex. We hope you will be able to attend.

FIFTY YEARS OF THE GRAMPIANS GOLF CLUB The compilation of the Grampians Golf Club History is well on the way. The Committee is inviting stories and photos from your connections with the Club, by the end of November, and will be returned as soon as they are recorded or copied. These can be handed to Peter Cameron, Iris Dark, Brenda Cullinane, Kerren Collins, Gill Hayes or directly to Iris Field: springfield2@activ8.net.au or 5574 0202.

SWIMMING LESSONS We will be providing swimming lessons at the Dunkeld Pool starting MONDAY 30 DECEMBER for 2 weeks. Please refer to attached Enrolment form, due to be lodged by Friday 29 November. Thank you. Jen McArthur 5573 3265

DONATIONS

John & Fiona Ross $50 Anonymous $20

We rely on donations to the Community Newsletter to offset all expenses relating to producing it. Please send in your donation to the Dunkeld Consolidated School office where it will be receipted and an acknowledgement made via the Newsletter. A receipt will be provided. Please make cheques payable to the “Dunkeld

Consolidated School.” Thank you for your support.

Please Note: NO NEWSLETTERS published during School Holidays

Next Newsletter items due by 3:00pm Monday 4 November 2013

Items to be emailed to Rob Fry: forty@iinet.net or ring me on 5574 9233 LATE ITEMS WILL BE HELD OVER UNTIL THE FOLLOWING FORTNIGHT

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GRAMPIANS SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY Many of you will have attended the information session at the Dunkeld Visitor Information Centre and the meeting at the Victoria Valley hall last week which discussed the proposed Significant Landscape Overlay. It is critical that you have your say about this proposal which has implications for the future uses of land in the Southern Grampians. The deadline for submissions regarding the overlay has been extended to Friday 8 November 2013 and should be addressed to:

Daniel Pech Senior Strategic Planner Southern Grampians Shire Council Locked Bag 685 Hamilton Vic 3300

Mary-Ann Brown President Dunkeld Progress Association

UPDATE Just a note to advise all is well. I am grateful to the people who have visited me this year at SandBrook including Trevor Flinn, Noel and Rachael Orval, the Nicholson family, Peter and Helena Flinn and Bob and Nola Napier. Please make sure you give me a call beforehand on (07) 5593 5323 if you intend to visit, as I would hate to miss out on seeing you if I happen to be out when you call in. All the best! Joy Clarke

SES NEWS Training Dates:

23 October

13 November

27 November

11 December Wow another year has nearly gone by again. We only have a few more training nights left until the end of the year. We have had a quiet period again with one job of a tree across the road. We are continually looking for members to join us. If you can talk, use a broom, write, use a chainsaw or can drive then there is something for you to do at SES. You do not have attend road accidents but we desperately need day time members who can operate a radio, drive a vehicle or chainsaw a tree. If you have ever thought about joining please contact us or attend one of our training nights for more information. Full training and uniform provided. Contact us now so that your probationary period can be completed over the Xmas period. Phone 0418 353 292 (unit phone) if you would prefer a private consultation. We are also desperate for some unwanted vehicles. If you have a car or ute, van or light vehicle in your yard that you would like to get rid of then please contact us on 0418 353 292. These vehicles will be used to practice our Road Crash Rescue training which is an important part for us to keep up our accreditation. We are happy to collect vehicles. So if you have a vehicle

lying around please give us a ring. They do not have to be in working order. Until next time keep safe and start preparing your properties now ready for the upcoming fire season. Many thanks from the Dunkeld SES Unit.

DUNKELD FIRE BRIGADE Thank you to everyone who helped out with the Discover Dunkeld Weekend, especially Captain Koala and Patty the Platypus for coming along, they were very popular with all the children. It is a good time to start cleaning up yards and blocks ready for the summer bushfire season. Make sure you have your fire plan ready and everyone in your family is aware of what to do. If you are planning on burning a large bonfire you can register it with Vic Fire on 1800 668 511 to avoid the brigade being called out unnecessarily. To all members there is a Vector Command Tactical Simulator Training exercise on Monday 28

October at

the Dunkeld Fire Station at 7:30pm. Also our compulsory burn over drill will be held on Friday 1

November at 6:30pm with a BBQ. All new

members welcome. A reminder the Dunkeld Fire Brigade number is 0456 966 320. Michael Gordon (Captain)

DUNKELD COMMUNITY CENTRE PROJECT UPDATE The Community Centre project is progressing rapidly. What has been happening:

1. Appointment of an architect – Jacob Kelly, who has developed the concept plan, and is currently working on the detailed drawings which will be used for tender purposes.

2. Community viewing of the concept plan in August 2013 – the feedback was very positive. There have been further community information sessions this week which have looked at the kitchen design, heating and cooling; floor coverings.

3. The community appeal has raised approximately $83,000 to date. Thank you to Amy Peters who organised the Ladies Night Out at Café 109 in early October. This event raised $700 for the community centre. Thank you also to Malcolm at Café 109 who topped up the funds raised.

4. Wheelfun, the cycling event, was held on Sunday 20 October and was well supported with indications of greater numbers of cyclists next year. Sixty four cyclists participated in the inaugural event. There are already discussions about adding a shorter ride, a children’s ride and a longer ride through Mirranatwa Gap. Congratulations to Maree Willey, Sally Stevenson, Heather Cash and the Dunkeld Adventure committee which organised this event. Not only does it have great fundraising potential, it is a terrific opportunity to showcase the southern part of the Grampians and the surrounds of Dunkeld.

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5. With the community appeal, funds held to date total $284,000 which is a fantastic effort from our community.

6. Planning permit application has been submitted to Southern Grampians Shire Council.

7. At least 15 expressions of interest were received from builders. A short list of builders, including local builders, has been prepared and will be invited to submit tenders once the detailed drawings are completed.

Thank you again to the community for your terrific support of this project. Mary-Ann Brown, President

DUNKELD PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE Wow, what a weekend in Dunkeld! Congratulations to everyone who contributed to making it a great success. I spoke to a few visitors from Melbourne and they cannot believe how well country people band together to achieve so much. Caravan Park: We are starting to get busy. A big thank you to all who helped us, when Gary was away. We are upgrading the electricity to the barbecue area. Gary has made this into a camp kitchen/relaxation area. Thank you to Laurie Gordon for altering the west side. The new unit should arrive the first week in November. We will be busy getting it ready for the races weekend. Gary and his brother Alan have done a great job cleaning up the dead trees along the creek. Salt Creek: We have sprayed along the tracks. Thank you to the Pastoral Company for mowing their land adjacent to the creek. It looked really good for the weekend. Planning is under way to re-sheet the track. Sawmill: We had a great day on Sunday. Many visitors came to look at the mill and see some timber cut. There are many people who supported the day and we are so thankful. A big thank you to all who contributed to cleaning the sawmill and getting it ready for the open day. A special thank you to Woody and Bill Blackwell, and Max and Kevin Clutterbuck for cutting timber and slabs. We would be lost without Alan Fort. He demonstrated his swing saw and chainsaw slabber, organised and displayed Peter Smith’s chainsaw collection, displayed his magnificent fleet of chain saws and provided extra equipment to make the day a success. Alan Dark and Tim Smith demonstrated the old autologger (dragsaw). Thank you to all who assisted by donating and shifting logs: Simon Armytage, Rex Beveridge, Alistair Beveridge, Robert Funk, Donald McArthur and Alan Fort. Andy Gordon shifted logs for us too. Simon Armytage was also kind enough to loan his telehandler. On the day we had great help from Kevin McArthur, David Gordon, Rex Beveridge, Craig Smith, Jim Dark, Cee Blackwell, Corinne Smith, the Fitzpatrick men. Thank you to Ted and Margaret Rowe for providing photographs. If I have missed anyone it is because I lost my piece of paper and the memory is fading. I must mention one of our keenest members, Donald McArthur. Donald wasn’t able to work on the day, but he attended, provided his sawmill and timber. Donald

has gone to Melbourne for a big operation and we wish him all the best, and a speedy recovery. Thank you to Dunkeld Adventure and the Lions Club for providing refreshments. Just over $100 was put into our collection box. We sold some slabs. There are some slabs to sell. Contact me if you would like to look at them. If you had something to do with making our day so successful, thank you. John Smith, President, DPLC

UPDATE FROM THE DEEP NORTH Helena and I were in Queensland recently and caught up with some former Dunkeld identities. Obviously our first port of call was Sandbrook, at Burleigh Waters on the Gold Coast, the current residence of our much-loved Dunkeld legend Joy Clarke.

Joy looked well - much better than when she last visited Dunkeld - and was as exuberant as ever. She was delighted to see us, and continues to keep close tabs on what is happening in Dunkeld - from this newsletter, the Spectator and contact from friends. In fact she was able to tell us the latest news from home (we had been away for a couple of weeks). As you would expect, Joy's room is covered with wall-to-wall Dunkeld and family memorabilia. She certainly has made her presence felt in the SandBrook facility, and despite the serious handicap of not having her own kitchen, she frequently delivers cups of tea and pieces of cake (which she buys) to other residents. The management clearly is somewhat nonplussed by a resident with so much get-up-and-go. She is irrepressible! We spent a day and a bit with Joy, and were reassured that she is doing OK, even though there seems no doubt her heart is still in this part of the world. Anyone who wants to get in touch with Joy can do so in writing (Sandbrook, Room 57, 10 Executive Drive, Burleigh

Waters, Qld 4220); telephone (07 5593 5323); or e-mail, via the website

(http://mckenzieacg.com/). Within this website, click on "send a message to a resident", and use the on-line form, being careful to select "Sandbrook" as the facility. Any message received will be printed out and delivered to Joy - but don't expect her to reply using this method!

After visiting Joy, we continued north as far as Noosaville, on the Sunshine Coast. Whilst the weather was far too hot for us, it was great to catch up with Pru and Georges Saimoun, who now run a very successful cafe, the Beans and Bagels Expresso Bar, just opposite the Noosa River in Noosaville. We actually preferred Noosaville to its rather more glitzy neighbour, Noosa Heads. Pru and Georges have recently moved house, just five minutes away from their cafe, and they seem to be enjoying life despite working very hard. The cafe is clearly very popular with the locals, and as would be

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expected of Chef Georges, the food is great as well as the coffee. We enjoyed a most delicious breakfast there one morning. Pru and Georges would obviously be pleased to welcome any Dunkeldians who happen to visit the Noosa area. Their cafe is located at Shop 3, 185 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, Qld 4566, phone 07 5474 1770, e-mail: beansandbagels@beansnbagels.com.au Have a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS88g6iCrFE Hopefully this blatant advertisement is OK to publish - and NO, we don't get commission! Peter and Helena Flinn

PANYYABYR, MIRRANATWA AND GLENTHOMPSON LANDCARE INSECT TALK: Friday 8

November – Glenthompson –

from 4.30pm. Learn about local beneficial and pest insects, their lifecycle, habitats, control and management strategies. BBQ tea provided. All interested people are welcome to attend. This event is free but please RSVP for catering and any enquiries to Lisa 5574 9235.

EUROPEAN WASPS It’s that time of year again - when queen wasps emerge from hibernation and look for sites to build their nests. A number of local farmers have reported an increase in wasp sightings, especially under wood piles. So it could be a sign of a bad wasp year. Now is the time to act! If you find a large European wasp, safely destroy it, as one queen has the potential to raise 1000’s of wasps. It’ll save a lot of discomfort later on “Grampians Ark” and “Grampians To Grasslands”

FOX CONTROL PROGRAMS

Participants, residents, landholders and visitors please be advised that the latest Fox Baiting Pulse begins Monday 7

October and will run to Sunday 8

December

2013. Baits can be picked up at Kelly and Henson, you will need to provide your ACUP and note which program you're involved in. Please also fill the bait data form provided. We need to provide some data and evidence of bait take as part of the program requirements. We are also very interested in hearing of other fox control methods, if you have numbers of foxes caught spotlighting or on day shoots etc, we'd be very interested to hear of them. Every bit counts! If you are interested in joining this program, please contact me. Lisa McIntyre 5574 9235

DUNKELD RSL SUB-BRANCH

RSL Membership We invite ex-service men and women to be members and renew their membership to ensure the future of the RSL locally. If you are a relative of ex-service men or women you can also join the RSL. By becoming a member of the RSL you will be helping the welfare of disabled war veterans. Application forms are available from the Secretary/Treasurer, Terrie Nicholson on 5573 3353.

Dunkeld RSL Sub-Branch Meeting: The Dunkeld RSL Sub-Branch will hold a meeting on Sunday 27 October commencing at 11.00am at the Dunkeld RSL Hall in Sterling

Street. All financial members are welcome to attend this meeting.

Remembrance Day Service on Monday 11 November: The

Dunkeld RSL Sub-Branch will hold a Remembrance Day Service commencing at 10.50am sharp on Monday 11 November at the

Cenotaph in the Dunkeld Memorial Park. A cuppa will be provided after the service in the Dunkeld RSL

Hall. Everyone is most welcome to attend.

‘Remember this November’ and purchase a poppy from Dunkeld RSL Sub-Branch members – the money raised is used to assist both current and former serving members of the Australian and Allied defence forces and their dependents when in need. For more information please visit: http://www.anzacappeal.com.au/ Thousands of Poppy Appeal volunteers around the state will be encouraging Victorians to embrace the notion of mateship by purchasing a poppy for themselves and one for a mate. The message forms part of a larger campaign to educate and inform Victorians about the importance of the Poppy Appeal and its relevance today. As a wave of young veterans are finding themselves and their families in need of assistance, it is now as important as ever to donate to the Poppy Appeal, said RSL Appeals Manager, Peter Smith. Mr Smith believes that buying an iconic red Poppy for yourself and one for a mate is a powerful way to bring all Victorians together as one to remember our fallen heroes. The Poppy Appeal is a cause that resonates with all Australians, and we hope that each and every person who purchases a poppy feels a great sense of pride in wearing one and passing one on to a mate,” said RSL Appeals Manager, Peter Smith. Remembrance Day in Australia is dedicated to Australians who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards. A minute of silence is dedicated to the deceased, especially for soldiers who died fighting to protect our nation. Plant Your Poppy: Plant Your Poppy is an initiative of the

Victorian RSL's Poppy Appeal. It is an online virtual garden where you can creatively share your stories, thoughts and ideas on Remembrance Day and what it means to you. Planting is simple! Just choose your spot, write a message and watch the poppy garden grow! Your poppy can be anything you want it to be; a memory, photo, picture, poem or simply a 'Lest We Forget.' Visit the website: http://www.plantyourpoppy.org/ Either plant your poppy here anonymously or add as much info as you wish; your name, the name of the person you are remembering, poems, photos, notes or videos. Just follow the prompts. And, don't forget to share this site with your friends, family and colleagues. Plant Your Poppy and ‘Remember this November’.

FROM THE LIONS DEN Well Dunkeld did it again this last weekend, the weather was great, the town looked good and the crowds came. Well done to the organisers and any of the people that assisted. The Lions manned the BBQ at the Arboretum for the finish of the bicycle ride and Open Day at the

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saw mill. It was an honour to be able to assist and once again congratulations. Quiet is not always best As most of you would be aware there have been renovations being carried out on the toilet block at the Catholic Church. We had the official opening of the new block last Sunday and Andy and Keryn Gordon had the honour of doing the first official flushes. During the renovations Andy went into Hamilton to get some things needed for the work. One of the things needed was a new exhaust fan. He went to the store and the clerk looked up the details on the computer and recommended one fan in particular because it was exceptionally quiet. When he said the price Andy looked at him and said, ‘Do you have anything louder’? Well done Andy and the other workers for a job well done. Peter Hinchey

DUNKELD MUSEUM UPDATE

Committee Meeting: Our next monthly

Committee Meeting will be held on Monday 18 November commencing at 8:00pm at the Dunkeld Museum. Guest Speaker Meetings: Our next Guest Speaker Meeting

will be held on Monday 4 November commencing at 8.00pm at the Dunkeld Museum. Our guest speaker will be well known Kelpie breeder and trainer, Mr Ian O’Connell from Strathkellar (Mr Brian Lewis is not available in November but will

speak at one of our 2014 meetings). Ian will speak about Australia’s iconic working dog, the Kelpie. Originally from Casterton, Ian worked as a stockman and shearer, to build his farm. He was one of the founders of the Casterton Kelpie Muster, which is held annually on the June long weekend. The meeting will be followed by a light supper and everyone is most welcome to attend. Discover Dunkeld – A Mosaic of Experiences: The

Dunkeld Museum Committee would like to congratulate and thank everyone who contributed in making the Discover Dunkeld weekend such a HUGE success … including the Discover Dunkeld Committee, Grampians Cricket Club, Dunkeld Kindergarten, Royal Mail Hotel, Lost in Sculpture, Dunkeld Adventure Committee, the Old Dunkeld Saw Mill Restoration Group and last but not least, the numerous volunteers … it truly was a fantastic weekend! A sincere thank you to the Dunkeld Consolidated School’s P & F Association for kindly allowing us to share their marquee at the ‘Market in the Park’. Thank you also to the Dunkeld Museum members who helped in any way with baking, manning our stall and opening the Museum over the Discover Dunkeld weekend – your support and assistance was greatly appreciated! The Museum has some quality handmade Christmas craft items available for sale – reversible Christmas aprons and exquisite Christmas

stockings. Please contact Terrie Nicholson on 5573 3353 if you would like to make a purchase. Museum Duty: The following volunteers are on Museum duty

from 1.00pm – 5.00pm on:

Sunday 27 Oct Jeff Nagorcka & Rex Beveridge Saturday 3 Nov Wendy Williams & David Gordon Sunday 10 Nov Helena Flinn & Trevor Flinn

If you are unable to carry out your duty on your rostered day could you please contact one of the other volunteers to arrange a swap. Terrie Nicholson, Publicity Officer, Dunkeld Museum

TAKE HOME A BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER Give your children the wonderful opportunity to have an international big brother or big sister by hosting one of our exceptional international students arriving in Australia in February 2014 for their 3, 5 or 10 month programs. Our international students from Germany, Italy, Finland, Colombia and Mexico will live as a local, attend a local secondary school, arrive with their own spending money and comprehensive insurance cover – all arranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. Visit us at www.scce.com.au, email scceaust@scce.com.au or call us toll free on 1800 500 501, request our international student profiles, and capture the spirit of family and friendship!

Genevieve Eyre

Program Coordinator Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Tel: (03) 9775 4711 Toll-free: 1800 500 501 Email: liaison@scce.com.au

SCHOOL NEWS A Whole School Excursion to Gum San Chinese Heritage

Centre, Ararat was held on 10 October as part of this term’s theme “Why did people settle in Victoria?”

A busy and productive Working Bee was held at the school on Sunday 13 October.

The Kinder to Prep Transition Program has commenced for Term 4.

A planting day for the school’s Sensory Garden has been held.

Year 6 student, Matt Fry, received third placing in the 11yo boys’ Shot Put (9.48m) at the Regional Athletics Championships in Ballarat .

Successful P & F and SAKG fundraising stalls were held at the Discover Dunkeld ‘Market in the Park’.

The Prep/Year 1 Sleepover will be held at the school this Friday 25 October.

A Special Assembly will be held on Friday 1 November commencing at 2.40pm.

Pupil Free Day on Monday 4 November.

Christmas Raffle The Dunkeld Consolidated School Council has organised a major raffle to raise funds for the School Camps and Excursion Program. Four fantastic prizes are on offer: 1

st Prize: Asus Vivo Tablet

2nd

Prize: Luggage Set 3

rd Prize: Olympus Digital Camera

4th

Prize: Portable Barbecue and trolley

Tickets are $2.00 each and are available from students, the school and several business outlets in Dunkeld. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 20 December.

There is an incentive prize of a $100.00 TOYWORLD voucher for the school family that sells the most books of tickets!

Thank you for your support!

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SPORTS REPORTS GRAMPIANS CRICKET NEWS Social News: Pencil in Friday the 1

November for ‘Super Friday’, when the entire club will be playing or training and enjoying a BBQ and drink after. The afternoon begins at 4pm with the in2CRICKET and Under 12’s in action and all parents and players invited to stay on and enjoy a feed and drink as the women’s team play a match and the senior men’s squads, Under 14’s and U16’s train. A Grade: One win, one loss for A Grade so far with highlights from the games including a magnificent 111 not out from Heinrich Joyce and 4 wickets for James Povey in a 40 run win. A loss to College by over 100 runs followed with only Stephen Field 27 not out breaking 20. Currently the team is in a tight game with Byaduk after making 204 Stephen Field 76, Ashley Read 34 and Greg Millard 25. B Grade: A first up win with Ashley Read 64 and Paul Kerber 33 and captain Chris Barry taking 4 for 10. D Grade: A close first round loss by 7 runs against Hamilton with Nathan Riddle 36, Adrian Kelly 27, Rowan Coote 26 and several other minor contributions. Women’s: One win and one loss for our female stars, with several new players getting involved and performing well, including Dinah Gordon, Molly Kennedy, Tianah Burgess and Pania Potatau-Wright. U14: Two easy wins against Balmoral and St Marys for our reigning premiers, with many players sharing in the spoils. Ryan Burgess, Josh Mawson, Daniel Kerber, Sam Lambevski (twice) and Lachie Field (twice) all retiring for 25 and Dylan Mooney and Lachie Field (including a hat trick) taking 4 wicket hauls. U12’s: Begin this week. in2CRICKET: 38 Registered players for this great program coordinated by Jack Behnke and Angela Field. SURFS UP FOR VEGEMITE SURFGROMS AT A BEACH NEAR YOU – FREE DAY

Daktari Sport/Port Fairy Surf School will be hitting the beach this summer with VEGEMITE SurfGroms. The first national junior participation surfing program available anywhere in the world, VEGEMITE SurfGroms offers youngsters aged 5-12 years old an opportunity to learn to surf and to develop strong ocean awareness and beach safety skills at a very influential period in their lives, that they will enjoy and embrace for a lifetime. Daktari/Port Fairy Surf School will be launching their VEGEMITE SurfGroms programs on Saturday 2 November when parents and children can come down to Port Campbell Beach and check out the program from 9.00am till 11.00am. Also in Warrnambool at Worm Bay Car Park Main Beach from 2.00pm till 4.00pm. On Sunday 3 November we are in Portland at Nunn’s Beach between 9.00am and 11.00am then in Port Fairy between 2.00pm and 4.00pm.

This is a FREE taster day where kids can experience the program with all boards and FULL LENGTH wetsuit provided. Parents can contact the Port Fairy Surf School for further information on 0409 947 362.

GARDEN NOTES - OCTOBER October is an excellent time to plant summer vegetables. Home grown vegetables are fresher, cheaper and give a great sense of satisfaction to the grower. An open sunny position is required also good drainage, an adequate supply of good quality water and soil of reasonable texture and fertility (although these last two can be improved with the use of compost or well decayed animal manure). Main plantings include climbing and dwarf beans, beetroot, capsicum, carrots, cucumber, lettuce, melons, parsnip, pumpkin, squash, raddish, silver beet, sweet corn, tomato, zucchini and most herbs. Talk to your nurseryman about any special needs for these crops. Aphids (small green insects clustered on new rose shoots) can appear in spring and can soon spoil rose flowers by sucking sap from new flowering buds. These pests can be removed by simply rubbing them from the shoots if there are only a few. Larger numbers can be controlled with the use of insecticides such as pyrethrum, Condifor ®, Maurik ®, Malathon ® or any of the soap based sprays. Flowering annuals are useful both in the garden and in pots to add splashes of colour to your garden. Annuals in pots are useful as they can be moved to different areas of the garden to brighten up various areas. If planting into pots, make sure that you use a premium potting mix – one that meets or exceeds Australasian Standard 3743. For open ground planting, soil preparation is important, well cultivated and compost or well rotted manure mixed through. Annuals grow quickly therefore extra feeding during the growing period will usually be needed. If your soil is not deep, raising the area by 10-15cm will give the root more room to develop as well as improving drainage. Water well before and after planting. Plant at the same depth as in the punnet, regular watering is necessary until plants are established. Slugs and snails can be a problem with young plants, make sure that you keep weeds under control and use a snail bait if necessary. Main spring annual plantings are aster, begonia, marigold, carnation, petunia, lobelia, salvia and many more. Happy Gardening Stephen Hughan

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DUNKELD CHURCH TIMES

Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church Parish Priest - Father Pat Mugavin - 5571 1161 E-mail: hamilton@ballarat.catholic.org.au

4th Week Sunday October 27 9.00am Assembly of Word and Communion

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st Week Sunday November 3 9.00am Mass

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Week Sunday November 10 9.00am Assembly of Word and Communion 3

rd Week Sunday November 17 9.00am Mass

4th Week Sunday November 24 9.00am Assembly of Word and Communion

Saint Mary’s Anglican Church Rector Father Adrian Stephens Rectory Phone: 5571 1317

E-mail: rector.hamilton@bigpond.com Pastoral Mobile: 0429 303 990

1st Sunday of the month 9.00am Parish Mass

2nd

Sunday of the month 11.00am Lay led service 3

rd Sunday of the month No service

4th Sunday of the month 11.00am Communion Service

5th Sunday of the month No service in Dunkeld - Service in Hamilton – 10.30am

Judeo Christian Church Cnr Adams and Fairbairn Streets, Dunkeld Pastor Greg Gardner Mobile: 0403 960 900 2

nd and last Sunday of each month 10.30am

Uniting Church - Services all at St Mary’s Anglican Church October 27 Roger Thompson 9.00am

November 3 Henty Region Service Casterton 2.00pm November 10 Don Taubert 9.00am November 24 Combined at Hamilton 9.30am Elaine Edwards HC

NEWSLETTER DATES

School Newsletter items only to Terrie Nicholson. Due in by 3.00pm as per the fortnightly Monday as indicated. Could you please email items to: nicholson.terrie.f@edumail.vic.gov.au

Community Newsletter items are due in by 3.00pm as per the fortnightly Monday as indicated. Please email items to Robyn Fry: forty@iinet.net The School and Community Newsletter is distributed fortnightly on Thursday (except during the school holidays):

FIGHTING IT TOGETHER FIT TO FUNCTION Naomie Phillips, Sarah Harrison, Kate Darroch and Erin Parker are part of the Fighting It Together Fit to Function team embarking on 60km walk on 2 and 3 March next year to raise vital money for Peter Mac Hospital to aid treatment and further study into women's cancers. Our aim is to raise $30,000 for this amazing hospital and work they do. We are hosting a Gala Evening on Saturday 23 November 2013 at RahBar, 163 Toorak Road, South Yarra and hope you might support us. Tickets $50 (donated entirely to Peter Mac) – finger food and entertainment included, drinks at bar prices, raffles and silent auctions. Dress – cocktail. Purchase your tickets from wewc.ticketbud.com/fightingittogethergala – early bird $10 off til 31 October. Thank You.

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COMMUNITY ADVERTISEMENTS

PHILLIPS LIVESTOCK BULK CARTAGE

LIME / FERTILISER / GRAIN

2 DECK LIVESTOCK TRAILER

Paul Phillips 0418 340 856

minyara1@gmail.com

FOR SALE

Marinated Olives at

The Old Bakery & Wild Plum Café

Dunkeld Consolidated School

The Old Bakery & Wild Plum Café proudly supports the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program

All proceeds from SAKG Olives sales will benefit

the Dunkeld Consolidated School SAKG Program

Thank you for your support!

Clare Kennedy and Lisa McIntyre SAKG Program

McDONALD PLUMBING & GASFITTING

*New Homes – Renovations – Gas fitting *House re-roofing and spouting *Septic tank installations and

mini excavator hire *El Gas Bottle Sales and Appliance Sales *Agent for Varcoe and Bryan Windmills

Mobile: 0407 504 162 AH 5577 2498

Lic No. 25274

BUCKS BUILDING

LOCAL REGISTERED BUILDING PRACTITIONER

For all your building needs

New homes Extensions

Kitchens, Bathrooms Verandas

New window installations, reglazes Re cladding

Woolshed repairs Roofs covering stockyards

Renders Please call Andrew on Mobile 0418 858 549

Southern Grampians Shire Council

Community Bus Service The community bus is available to all seniors (male/female) travelling to Hamilton on a Tuesday fortnightly basis from Glenthompson and Dunkeld. If you would like to use this service, please contact the HACC Office on 5551 8480 for assessment. Pick up is from your home. Seats are available. To our regular bus users, if you are unable to use the bus on the designated date please ring the Bus Driver, Reg, on 0466 839 135 by 8:30am.

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Relaxation & Remedial Massage

Where: Dunkeld old Maternal & Child Health Centre

With: Kylie McCrae – Monday & Wednesday

Phone: 0428 508 995 anytime 55741 240 evenings

Or 5577 2382 Monday or Wednesday

New Clients Always Welcome Gift Vouchers Available

MAW’S MOWING AND GARDENING Slashing

Fire Breaks

Large grassed areas

Six foot deck (largest in town)

Quality:

Gardening

Pruning

Chainsaw Work

Broad leaf spraying

Landscaping

Irrigation

Phone Brad Mawson 0407 864 525

BOBCAT AND TIPPING SERVICE - Soil Rake - Tip Truck - Trenching - Clean Yards - Post Holes - Site Preparation

Call Andrew on 0407 496 863

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Friends or family visiting the area? Why not suggest they stay at the ‘Award Winning’

SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS COTTAGES DUNKELD

These fully self-contained ‘log cabin style’ cottages cater for:

Families

Two couples

Couples

Singles in Standard, Deluxe or Luxury Spa format.

SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS COTTAGES offers:

Friendly service

Modern, clean facilities

Cosy wood fires

Laundry

Children’s playground

Peaceful garden setting

Views of the Grampians

SPECIAL: 10% Discount for bookings with local connections.

Contact George or Carolyn Fitzpatrick on 5577 2457 or email: stay@grampianscottages.com.au

Find out more on www.grampianscottages.com.au

HAMILTON WOOL BUYING DIVISION

BEST RETURNS FOR YOUR WOOL!

- Buying wool of all types - Pick up and collect – wool clips – oddments - Door trading - Best returns based on extensive market knowledge - A network of wool marketing solutions

Call Stuart Green 0428 125 554

ah: 03 5574 9287 and

Ray Jenner 0429 052 255 ah: 03 5575 6231

Or call into the store at 269 Coleraine Road

Hamilton

bradleyjmawson.com.au

PHOTOGRAPHY

COLLECTIONS: LIGHTNING – LANDSCAPES – MOON

COMETS – NED ON TOUR OTHERS

Gallery of some framed photographs are located at Cafe 109 Dunkeld

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHS LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER

Ph: Brad on 0407 864 525 or go online

bradleyjmawson.com.au

Hamilton Vitality Fun Run 2013 Scholarship for

Inspired School Age Athletes

Hamilton Vitality Fun Run is proud to offer two scholarships, generously funded by Manse Medical to the value of $250 each, to inspired school age athletes from the Hamilton area. Scholarships can assist athletes from remote and/or rural areas to pay all or part of the costly expenses associated with competition at local, state, national or even international events, such as accommodation, fuel, uniform, equipment and training. For further details please contact Mardi Gill on 0401 572 018. All applications need to be hand delivered, sent or emailed to: Vitality Health & Fitness, Attention: Mardi Gill, P.O. Box 895, HAMILTON 3300. mgill@sthgrampians.vic.gov.au

The MOBILE LIBRARY is a free service

On board we have a collection of just over 3,000 items including picture books, audio books, DVDs and a great range of fiction and special interest book. There is also access to the internet and printing. Items can be returned and borrowed between the Mobile and Hamilton Library. It currently visits Dunkeld every Thursday fortnight 1.00pm -

2.00pm outside the Visitor Information Centre Dates: Dunkeld on October 24th and Mirranatwa on October 31

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Thank you to all those involved in putting on the Discover

Dunkeld Weekend. It was a fantastic & very successful

event that certainly got the town buzzing.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Take-away available & Fully Licenced

Ph (03) 5577 2288 109 Parker Street, Dunkeld, VIC 3294

Bookings Welcome

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DUNKELD SWIMMING LESSONS 2014

Monday 30 December 2013 – Friday 10 January 2014

Please complete and return this form by Friday 29 November 2013

Parents are invited to enrol their children for private swimming lessons, with Austswim qualified instructors, at the Dunkeld Swimming Pool in 2014. Children MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD. Please fill in the form below and return to the Dunkeld Consolidated School by Friday 29 November (please copy if you have more than two children). Class groupings and times can then be organised and communicated to parents via the final newsletter of the year. Please note, class times will be determined based on numbers and best usage of pool space. If you have more than one child enrolled we will attempt to put them in concurrent or consecutive classes however this is not always possible. Ten days will be offered and we highly recommend both programs are done: Program 1 – Monday 30 December to Friday 3 January 2014 Program 2 – Monday 6 January to Friday 10 January 2014 Lessons will be 30 - 40 minutes duration (depending on age). Cost will be $35 per child/per program (to be paid on first day of program). Child 1 Child 2 Parent/Guardian Name:___________________ Parent/Guardian Name:________________________ Phone Number:_________________________ Phone Number:______________________________ Child’s Name:__________________________ Child’s Name:_______________________________ Date of Birth:______________________ Date Of Birth ____________________________ Program 1: YES / NO Program 1: YES / NO Program 2: YES / NO Program 2: YES / NO Current Swim Level (please circle) Current Swim Level: (please circle) B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7

Jen McArthur Ph: 5573 3265